It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hurricane can now relate to. They fell just short of the Cottonwood Colts by a score of 2-0 on Friday.
John Raddatz was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On Cottonwood's side, not much got past Robbie Jensen, who gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Hurricane off the board.
At the plate, Cottonwood saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Oliver Wayman, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Hurricane dropped their record down to 7-14 with that loss, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Cottonwood, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-10.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Hurricane by a score of 9-8.
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